upper watershed management – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

April 20, 2022

When an ecologist, a geographer, and an engineer walk into a watershed bar, what do they talk about? Most of...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

August 26, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The Governor’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative underscores the need for communities to maintain and diversify water supplies and to...

WEBINAR: Water Quality Concerns in Western Forests and Rangelands

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Event coverage

March 21, 2018

Webinar looks at what is being done to reduce impacts the impacts of wildfires on water quality and ecosystem health...

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 3: Moving the Delta and the tributaries towards a sustainable future

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Event coverage

February 22, 2018

The Sierra Nevada plays a critical role in California’s water supply: Snowpack in the mountain provides a natural form of...

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 2: California’s salmon face challenges, but there are success stories, too

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Event coverage

February 21, 2018

In the fall of every year, an incredible phenomenon takes place in the Central Valley: the fall salmon run. Adult...

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 1: How the health of the headwaters affects California’s water system

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Event coverage

February 20, 2018

The Mountain Counties Area spans over 15,700 square miles, encompassing most of the Sierra Nevada. Much of the state’s precipitation...

Headwaters Health: Obstacles and opportunities to advance forest management

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Event coverage

July 19, 2016

Panel at ACWA’s Spring Conference discusses forest restoration, biomass power plants, wildfires, and other upper watershed management issues Experts agree...

Managing our headwaters: What are the challenges and recommendations?

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Event coverage

July 8, 2015

A panel at the ACWA conference discusses the importance of healthy forests to water supply reliability California’s mountain watersheds are...

Managing Forest Health for Water Resources

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Event coverage

May 13, 2015

Successful forest management plans and a study that found that forest thinning can increase runoff by 20% demonstrate the benefits...

As Drought Deepens, Groups Call for Heightened Focus on Healthy Headwaters

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Other News Item

March 20, 2015

From the Association of California Water Agencies, The Nature Conservancy, and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy: As the drought tightens its...

Amid Drought’s Grip, ACWA Releases Policy Framework to Improve Resiliency and Management of Headwaters

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Other News Item

March 20, 2015

From the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA): As the state looks to preserve every drop of water amid record...

Wildfire and droughts in Sierra Nevada forests

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Best of the Notebook

September 10, 2014

With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health of...

The importance of upper watershed management to California’s water supply

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Best of the Notebook

August 27, 2014

With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health and...

Drought: An insidious stress on wildlife

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Best of the Notebook

August 20, 2014

The University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) has developed a series of webinars titled Insights: Water and Drought...

John Kingsbury: Protecting watersheds first step in water policy

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Guest contributors

July 14, 2014

This commentary is written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association: Mountain watersheds can survive...

PACIFIC FOREST TRUST: Seeing the Forest for the Water

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

WEBINAR: Water Quality Concerns in Western Forests and Rangelands

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 3: Moving the Delta and the tributaries towards a sustainable future

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 2: California’s salmon face challenges, but there are success stories, too

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 1: How the health of the headwaters affects California’s water system

Headwaters Health: Obstacles and opportunities to advance forest management

Managing our headwaters: What are the challenges and recommendations?

Managing Forest Health for Water Resources

As Drought Deepens, Groups Call for Heightened Focus on Healthy Headwaters

Amid Drought’s Grip, ACWA Releases Policy Framework to Improve Resiliency and Management of Headwaters

Wildfire and droughts in Sierra Nevada forests

The importance of upper watershed management to California’s water supply

Drought: An insidious stress on wildlife

John Kingsbury: Protecting watersheds first step in water policy

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation